# 出入国管理及び難民認定法 / Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act — 第二百五十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 251)

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- Law: 出入国管理及び難民認定法 (Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act), 昭和二十六年政令第三百十九号
- English title "Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第二百五十一条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 251) — address `suppl-4111-87/art-251`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-01
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### 第二百五十一条
<sup>suppl-4111-87/art-251 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/suppl-4111-87/art-251</sup>

**第一項**  政府は、地方公共団体が事務及び事業を自主的かつ自立的に執行できるよう、国と地方公共団体との役割分担に応じた地方税財源の充実確保の方途について、経済情勢の推移等を勘案しつつ検討し、その結果に基づいて必要な措置を講ずるものとする。
<sup>suppl-4111-87/art-251/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/immigration-control-act/suppl-4111-87/art-251/par-1</sup>
The Government is to consider ways to enhance and secure local tax revenue sources in accordance with the division of roles between the national government and local governments, while taking into account changes in economic conditions, etc., so that local governments are able to execute their affairs and projects independently and autonomously, and is to take necessary measures based on the results.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 出入国管理及び難民認定法 — the text in force from 2026-10-01 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326CO0000000319/20261001_508AC0000000032), retrieved 2026-10-05
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3624/tb), retrieved 2026-09-13
- claude-opus-5[1m] — Machine translation, batch immigration-control-act-20260913T134912-038, translated 2026-09-13
- This site's parser, version 225 — 出入国管理及び難民認定法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-05
